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Internet
To find information, try the following search techniques in search
engines. Four search engines are Google,
Alltheweb,
Yahoo
and Altavista.
Notice that the advanced search tool allows choices for language,
domain, etc. If you choose to use the basic search tool in Google,you
may use the + sign, quotes, and an asterisk with your keywords to
refine a search: "animator"
+career opportunities, or "architecture" +Italian +"Renaissance", or "Titian" +"christian influence". Specific types of files may be retrieved by using symbols to narrow the search, such as only PowerPoint: "contemporary sculpture" +filetype:ppt to gain ideas or learn how to format with color, animation, etc. Remember to properly cite your web resources. Valuable information may also be obtained from the deep web, such as the Guggenheim Museum, the Luvre Museum, and the National Gallery of Art.
Listed below are miscellaneous search strategies that you may tailor
to the search instructions of the engine you use.
Need speech on free expression concerning art:
+"artists" +"free expression"
+speech
Need bibliography on asian art: +"asian art" +bibliography
Need to read the poem entitled "Celebrate Life:" +"celebrate
life " +poem
Need an online language conversion dictionary for Spanish: +language
dictionary +"Spanish"
Need to see a list of museums in the state of Tennessee: +"Tennessee"
+"museums" +list
Need to find a picture, video or audio? Use Altavista search engine's
Search screen
and click choice at top
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